OTHER NEWS
Sand miners kill protective trees
14/05/2015|02:27:00
QUANG NGAI (VNS) — Illegal sand exploitation by villagers is destroying 300ha of casuarina forest, much of it planted under a Japanese aid programme to protect Pho An commune in the central province's Duc Pho district.
Star-studded campaign fights to end rhino horn use
13/04/2015|02:24:00
A campaign calling to end the use of rhino horn to cure cancer brought together a Vietnamese-American Hollywood actress, a Vietnamese-Australian singer-songwriter, a representative from the Customs Department and the chairman of Vietnam's Cancer Society.
Ha Long Bay sand mining boats seized
23/03/2015|02:15:00
The Crime Prevention Department in the northern province of Quang Ninh have seized several boats involved in illegal sand mining in Ha Long Bay.
Climate change to inflict huge losses
02/03/2015|04:49:00
Adverse climate change could cost Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand at least US$16 billion per year in damage to natural resource assets and infrastructure services, a report has revealed.